The Wychford comes in 117 x 77cm and 140 x 80cm. How many each seats, how much room each needs around it, and which chairs fit, worked out with the measurements that matter.
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The Wychford comes in two lengths, and they are the same table in every other way: the same rustic oak-effect top with sculpted long edges, the same black hairpin legs, the same 75cm height. So the choice comes down to two things, how many you seat and how much room you have.
| 117cm | 140cm | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 117 cm | 140 cm |
| Depth | 77 cm | 80 cm |
| Height | 75 cm | 75 cm |
| Everyday seats | 4 | 4 |
| With end chairs | Not suggested | Up to 6 |
The seat counts use the rule from our guide to how many dining chairs fit around a table: about 60cm of table edge per person, and a chair at each end only when the table is at least 80cm deep.
Both sizes take two people along each long side. The difference is how much room they get.
On the 117cm, two people a side have just under 60cm each, so it is a close fit that works best with narrower chairs. On the 140cm, the same two have 70cm each, room to spread out a newspaper or a laptop as well as a plate.
The 140cm is also 80cm deep, which is enough to add a chair at each end for six when you have guests. The 117cm is 77cm deep, so we would keep the ends free.
Allow at least 75cm between the table edge and the wall for each chair to pull out, and 90 to 100cm where someone needs to walk behind a seated diner.
With chairs on both long sides, that means a space about 2.27m across for the 117cm and 2.30m for the 140cm. If you add end chairs to the 140cm, allow about 2.90m in length too.
At 60cm per person, a chair narrower than about 55cm fits comfortably. Over that, our guide suggests 65cm each, which the 140cm can give two people a side and the 117cm cannot.
So the 117cm suits slimmer chairs, and the 140cm also takes broader ones. Every chair page lists its width. The Elmsworth, at about 47cm wide, is one of our slimmer chairs.
Check the seat height too. Both tables are 75cm high, a standard dining height, and a seat of about 45 to 47cm is the usual pairing. The Elmsworth's seat is 47cm.
Choose the 117cm for a kitchen dining area or a smaller room, for everyday meals for up to four, with slimmer chairs. Choose the 140cm for a dining room or an open-plan kitchen, for more elbow room, broader chairs, or six when people come round.
The 117cm. It is 23cm shorter and 3cm less deep than the 140cm, and with chairs on both long sides it needs a space about 2.27m across.
Not comfortably. Each long side takes two, and at 77cm deep it is just under the 80cm we suggest before adding a chair at each end. Plan on four.
At a squeeze. Two a side is the everyday setting, and at 80cm deep it can take a chair at each end when you have guests. The end chairs sit between the hairpin legs, so check your chairs fit between them.
Yes. The rustic oak-effect finish, the sculpted long edges, the black hairpin legs and the 75cm height are the same on both.
The Alderton and the Wychford both pair an oak-effect top with black metal legs. How they differ in size, top, legs and seating, and which suits your room.
The Wychford: a rustic oak-effect top with gently sculpted long edges on four black metal hairpin legs, in 117 x 77cm or 140 x 80cm. Sizes, how many it seats and the chairs that suit it.
The Alderton: a 150 x 90cm light oak-effect dining table with a chunky 10cm top, black strap brackets that wrap over its edges and four tapered black metal legs. Sizes, how many it seats and the chairs that suit it.
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